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CBS News
11 hours ago
- Health
- CBS News
Dog on Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus leading way on novel obsessive-compulsive disorder therapy treatment
It has become common for dogs to be used for a variety of behavioral health solutions, including those like post-traumatic stress disorder, for instance. But at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, there is a single dog that is being used in a rather unique way: helping patients with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, manage their symptoms. Cate Rush, a social work fellow who works on the campus, has had Otis the Bernese Mountain Dog since her junior year of her undergraduate studies. He's helped in her in a variety of ways throughout her adult life, and she's now using him to help her patients as well. Cate Rush with Otis CBS "I just feel like it's so special that he's able to do something that humans cannot," she said. Otis is a trained therapy dog but works with a specific set of clients. Most of the patients that come see Cate have OCD. "Therapy dogs aren't commonly used for OCD so it's been a bit of a learning experience how to use him," she said. The research on the use of dogs for OCD patients is still evolving, as is most of the research around therapy dogs in general. It's only been since the turn of the 2000s that having dogs used as aids for behavioral health solutions has become more common. But it's rare to see one that is working with OCD patients. Otis is the only dog of his kind on the medical campus in Aurora. Obsessive-compulsive disorder currently affects 2.5% of the United States population and can be treated with what is called exposure and response prevention therapy, or ERPT. It usually involves exposing patients to things that trigger their obsessive behaviors while giving them tools to help prevent them from engaging in their typical compulsions. A 2010 study by the University of Pennsylvania, cited in the National Institute of Health, showed that ERPT can significantly reduce OCD symptoms in up to 80% of patients. CBS That's where Otis comes in. He can help in a variety of ways, as a supportive and helpful sidekick to those being exposed to triggering things or situations or, in some cases, being a walking exposure therapy himself. "There are a lot of patients who might have contamination fears," Rush said, "They can use him in exposure so I've had patients touch his paws or rub his belly." "I had a patient and one of her final exposures in the IOP -- the intensive outpatient program -- was to high five Otis and that was really sweet," she added. While Otis isn't part of any official research at Anschutz just yet, his presence signals an evolving approach to behavioral health solutions. One wag at a time.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL Legend Deion Sanders Is Battling ‘Unspecified' Illness, Cancels Speaking Engagements
University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders is dealing with an illness that's keeping him away from the team and other professional obligations. Sanders, 57, currently has an 'unspecified health issue' and has been away at his home in Texas, according to USA Today. Advertisement The health situation comes as the University of Colorado's annual slate of summer camps get underway in Boulder. Sanders was present for the camps in both 2023 and 2024. Sanders' involvement in the camps is 'listed as one of the official duties in his employment contract with CU,' per USA Today. Deion Sanders Told Travis Hunter to Get a Prenup in Resurfaced Video After Relationship Drama The NFL Hall of Famer is preparing to enter his third season as head coach at the school. Us Weekly reached out to the University of Colorado for comment. Sanders was also forced to cancel a scheduled speaking engagement at the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, June 8. Advertisement "Due to an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change, our originally scheduled Foundation Keynote Speaker, Deion Sanders 'Coach Prime,' is unable to attend,' the organization posted via X on Thursday, June 5. 'We are grateful for his support and look forward to future opportunities to welcome him." Sanders' son Deion Jr. provided a vague update about his father's well-being in a YouTube livestream on Sunday. 'He'll tell y'all soon enough what he going through, what he went through,' Deion Jr., 31, reportedly said, insisting his father was 'feeling well.' He added, 'When we get back in Boulder, I don't know. I'm waiting until my dad leaves. When he leaves, then I'll go. Until then, I'm gonna sit here with him.' Advertisement Deion Jr. is one of Deion's five children. He shares Deion Jr. and daughter Deiondra, 33, with his first wife, Carolyn Chambers. Deion shares sons Shilo, 25, and Shedeur, 23, and daughter Shelomi, 21, with his second wife, Pilar Biggars-Sanders. Shedeur Sanders' Mom Pilar Sanders Offers 'No Apologies' Following NFL Draft Drama The upcoming college football season will be Deion's first without son Shedeur at quarterback since 2020. The father-son duo had two seasons together at Jackson State before they both jumped to Colorado for the 2023 season. Shedeur was drafted in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns in April's NFL Draft, ending a dramatic freefall after some draft experts predicted he would be drafted in the first round. Advertisement Last month, Deion addressed Shedeur's draft slide, arguing it will give his son the fire he needs to be successful in the NFL. "It did hurt,' Deion said on the 'Say What Needs To Be Said' podcast on May 30. 'But the Bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There was some foolish stuff that went on, but that gave them something that they needed.'
CNN
11-06-2025
- Health
- CNN
Deion Sanders says he's OK and excited to get back to Colorado after report of health issue
University of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders on Wednesday offered reassurance that he is OK after missing the school's annual football on-campus camps. According to USA Today, Sanders has been dealing with an 'unspecified health issue.' As well as missing the camps, he was also scheduled to speak at a symposium hosted by The Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research on June 8, but withdrew because of an 'unavoidable last-minute scheduling change,' organizers of the event explained. Writing on X on Wednesday, the 57-year-old Sanders said: 'I am truly blessed for the abundance of well wishes, for all the thoughts and all of the prayers. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! 'I can assure you all that everything is OKAY and will continue to be so. God got me like no other. I have so much more work to do to Glorify God so please believe God got me! I'm excited to get back to Colorado to be at home with my staff, team & all associated to our program. When we arrive back to Boulder you will be updated on everything.' USA Today also reported that Sanders' son, Deion Sanders Jr., appeared on a YouTube livestream over the weekend from the family home in Texas, saying that his father is 'feeling well' and will 'tell y'all soon enough what he (is) going through.' The University of Colorado declined to comment on reports about Sanders' health when contacted by CNN. Sanders, who is about to enter his third year with the school, underwent surgery for blood clots in both of his legs in 2023 but avoided having a foot amputation. Two years before that, he had two toes amputated due to blood clots while he was head coach at Jackson State University.
National Post
10-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Deion Sanders absent from Colorado football camps with no reason specified by school
Article content Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. Article content The University of Colorado said it couldn't comment on a reason for his absence. ESPN, citing a source it did not name, said Sanders has been ill and out of the office recently. Article content Article content Over the weekend, his son Deion Sanders Jr. posted a livestream video on YouTube in which he said his father remains at his Texas home and 'feeling well,' according to USA Today. His son added in the video: 'He'll tell y'all soon enough what he's going through.' Article content Sanders is required to operate a minimum of three on-campus football camps, according to the contract extension he signed in March. Sanders' deal runs through the 2029 season and made him the highest-paid football coach in the Big 12 Conference. Article content The 57-year-old Sanders has struggled with his left foot since having two toes amputated in 2021 because of blood clot issues while at Jackson State. He missed media day in 2023, his first year at Colorado, after a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot. Article content Asked about his father at the Browns' minicamp Tuesday, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders responded: 'Yeah, I don't know what's going on. So I'm here not to talk about Pops. I'm here to be the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. I'm focused on learning this playbook and everything I got to do to be the most successful quarterback and best teammate I could be. Outside of that, I don't really have no thoughts or really opinions on anything outside this game.' Article content Deion Sanders was a scratch last weekend as a keynote speaker at the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium in Florida. The organization posted on social media that 'due to an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change, our originally scheduled Foundation Keynote Speaker, Deion Sanders 'Coach Prime' is unable to attend.' Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson was his replacement.
Daily Mail
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Concern for Deion Sanders as mystery health issue forces NFL great's absence from Colorado camps
Over the past few weeks, University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has been at his home in Texas as he deals with an unspecified health issue. While summer football camps began in Boulder last week, Sanders has not been present due to this issue. It's in Sanders' contract to attend these camps, but this unclear issue has kept him from fulfilling that obligation. On Sunday, the coach's eldest son - Deion Sanders Jr. - appeared in a YouTube livestream from the home in Canyon, Texas where he said the former NFL cornerback was in his room and 'feeling well'. 'He'll tell y'all soon enough what he going through, what he went through,' Deion Jr. said on the livestream.
